Voluntary intoxication is no defence to crimes of basic intent.

Involuntary intoxication is no defence where the defendant formed the required intent.

House of Lords establishes objective recklessness for criminal damage and holds self-induced intoxication no defence

Taking a sedative like Valium is not automatically reckless for intoxication purposes.

Self-induced automatism defeats basic intent offences unless the defendant was reckless.

Self-induced drug intoxication is no defence to manslaughter.

Mens rea for sections 20 and 47 OAPA 1861 requires subjective recklessness as to harm or assault respectively.

Subjective recklessness established as the meaning of 'maliciously' in statutory offences.

Foresight of consequences is evidence of intention, not intention itself; Moloney guidelines for jury direction established.

Burglar liable for manslaughter if a reasonable bystander would foresee some harm.

Voluntary assumption of care creates a legal duty; gross negligent breach can be manslaughter.

House of Lords clarifies oblique intention for murder using virtual certainty test

Constructive manslaughter requires an unlawful act that a reasonable person would recognise as risking physical harm, assessed on the defendant's knowledge.

Unlawful act manslaughter needs an act that sober, reasonable people would see risked some harm.

A passenger who flew with a pilot he knew was very drunk was barred.

Sleepwalking is an internal cause, giving the verdict not guilty by reason of insanity.